Monday, April 29, 2013

Above: In the pre-dawn magic
time light, molten rock rivers bust out on a newly forming delta and over the
edge into the ocean.Not much has changed along
the ocean lava entry points in recent weeks; some new black sand beaches have
come and gone and there is a slowly growing lava delta bench forming, as seen
in the above image and the photo below:

Other small changes have to
do with the volume of molten lava being sent down from Pu`u O`o crater as magma
pressures beneath Kilauea Volcano fluctuate fairly regularly.

(Above: At dusk yesterday: Looking west from Kalapana Gardens: degassing lava tubes and some new surface breakouts east of the tubes)

(Above: My sometimes lava hiking buddy, photographer Ron Boyle sets up for a shot of a breakout under this weeks full moon)

During high-pressure cycles
we will see new surface breakouts all the way along the lava tube plumbing
system; from above the Pulama Pali all the way down it and across the two-miles
of coastal plains to the ocean.

Also the lava flowing into the ocean surges during magma inflation periods.

That magic pre-dawn light again. All lava photos were taken in the past three days.

Meanwhile;

The other Pu`u O`o lava that has been of
concern, the Kahaualeʻa
flow, has stagnated apparently, as stated by recent USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory (HVO)observations. They posted some infrared images on
their photos and videos page

The Pu`u O`o Crater is very full of lava now as lava
has been erupting out onto the crater’s floor quite often. At 1:00 AM on April 20th one such eruption was strong enough to reflect brightly onto the clouds as seen in this photo I
took from Kalapana Gardens at 1:12 AM that night, seven miles distant.

You can also see some breakouts of lava on the pali.

I wonder if we will see another large flank rupture
soon, or maybe an increase in the lava flowing to the sea.

2 comments:

Hi Leigh, Thanks for your incredible photos. They are a wonderful way to remember what's happened with the lava over time. Congrats on your film as well. Can't wait to see it! - Your fellow lava junkies, Hank and Maliahttp://www.lavalandhawaii.com/

LEIGH'S NEW DIGS!

About Me

Before retiring this blog my intentions for it were:
I love sharing what is happening here on the Big Island, especially the on-going lava flow and reporting on serious changes in the weather and surf conditions. When I am on-the-ball I offer daily reports (less often during stagnant or non-event times) of these and other Big Island events.
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If you would be interested in seeing my photography of molten lava, surfing and a bunch of other things I point my camera at, visit my photo galleries here: Leigh Hilbert Photography ---------
To view some of my video of the lava flows check out my YouTube website channel; KumukahiHawk
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To hear radio interviews of me talking about the lava flow you can look for the titles & links along the right side of the main page.
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To absorb some of the amazing lava action of the past few years just look through the BLOG ARCHIVES further down this page for the many first-hand accounts, lava photos, videos and stories,
Aloha,
Leigh

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Hana Hou! Magazine story

HanaHou! - the Hawaiian Airlines inflight magazine, published an article on Jack Thompson's life and challenges as the last man standing when the lava finally takes his home. This was in their August/September 2012 edition. They have a condensed version on their WEBSITE. My photos are featured. The photos used in my account of events that day

TV interview - 2 1/2 minutes

2012 radio interview

If you have some time or the interest, Kim McMillon, a host on 'Arts In The Valley' (website linked here) is also a California AM radio station that did an interview with me covering questions about my lava videography & photography, Kilauea history and of my involvement with Jack Thompson and the story of his home lost to lava. The segment is about twenty minutes long:The Interview on mp3